Nissan driving local education initiatives

Automaker invests $275K in past five years

7:08 PM,
Oct. 6, 2013

Sophie Wells, 9, Mallie Wells, 9 and Brooke Weill, 8 all read over the instructions together to build a robot during a science club for girls, at Campus School in Murfreesboro, on Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. The club is funded by a Nissan/BEP.

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For more than 20 years, Nissan has helped local teachers enhance classroom lessons through a partnership with the Business Education Partnership Foundation.

In the past five years, the automaker has put $275,000 into local classrooms by giving educators the chance to apply for mini-grants worth up to $500. Applications are accepted each fall and spring and are judged blindly.

"We appreciate Nissan's generous investment in the education of local students," said BEPF Executive Director Amelia Bozeman. "Students need real world influences and examples. When teachers can make a lesson ...